Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced yesterday its first customer delivery of the G-800 aircraft. Its entry into service follows its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certifications on April 16. The plane was outfitted at Gulfstream’s Appleton, Wisconsin, completions facility.

The April 16 certifications confirmed enhanced performance capabilities for the airplane, which can travel 8,200 nautical miles/15,186 kilometers at its long-range cruise speed of Mach 0.85 and 7,000 nm/12,964 km at its high-speed cruise of Mach 0.90. The aircraft can also fly 8,000 nm/14,816 km at Mach 0.87. In addition its maximum operating speed increased to Mach 0.935 from Mach 0.925.

Gulfstream’s Appleton site includes large-cabin completions operations, a custom-designed paint hangar which opened in 2023 and can accommodate up to 48 airplanes a year, and a modernized Customer Support Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility (MRO).